official

person who holds an office in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority
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official

Summary

official is an occupation[1]. official has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • official's instance of is recorded as occupation[3].
  • official's instance of is recorded as occupation group according to ISCO-08[4].
  • official's instance of is recorded as public office[5].
  • official's instance of is recorded as type of position[6].
  • official is a type of civil servant[7].
  • official is a type of bureaucrat[8].
  • official's Commons category is recorded as Government officials[9].
  • official's said to be the same as is recorded as officer[10].
  • official's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Officials[11].
  • official's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • official's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • official's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[14].
  • official's different from is recorded as top official[15].
  • official's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'uradnica'}[16].
  • official's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'haute fonctionnaire'}[17].
  • official's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'leitende Beamtin'}[18].
  • official's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'altu cargu'}[19].
  • official's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'مسؤولة'}[20].
  • official's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'פקידת ממשל'}[21].
  • official's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'br', 'text': 'kargiadez uhel'}[22].
  • official's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'úřednice'}[23].
  • official's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ary', 'text': 'مسؤولة'}[24].
  • official's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'urzędniczka'}[25].
  • official's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'ufficiale'}[26].
  • official's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'haut fonctionnaire'}[27].

Why It Matters

official has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] official is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Femme, j'écris ton nom.... wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Male form of label → {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'ufficiale'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'haut fonctionnaire'}, {'lang': 'ary', 'text': 'مسؤول'} +1
    Female form of label → {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'uradnica'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'haute fonctionnaire'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'leitende Beamtin'} +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2521]]: funcționară"
  2. 13w ago · Alain Schneider · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → officer
    Svkkl authority id → ['h0008029-urednici', '0351446-urednice']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q105434600]]"
  3. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → ['h0008029-urednici', '0351446-urednice']
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0008029-urednici, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259576|batch #259576]]"
  4. 17w ago · Jheald · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Government officials
    Instance of → occupation, occupation group according to ISCO-08, public office +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q108300140]]"
  5. 17w ago · Jheald · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Officials
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q140057213]]"
  6. 17w ago · Jheald · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Officials
    Male form of label → {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'ufficiale'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'haut fonctionnaire'}, {'lang': 'ary', 'text': 'مسؤول'} +1
    Female form of label → {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'uradnica'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'haute fonctionnaire'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'leitende Beamtin'} +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q212238]]"
  7. 17w ago · Jheald · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 027322610
    Wikidata description → person who holds an office in an organization or government and participates in
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX6385130
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007536015405171
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P2521]]: haute fonctionnaire, Moving to [[Q105434600]]"
  8. 22w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → civil servant, bureaucrat
    Instance of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Officials
    Said to be the same as → officer
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P8283]]: 4, [[Wikidata:Bots/MarisDreshmanisBot|GSCO]] Phase 1.0: provenance reference for ISCO-08 occupation class (source: ISCO-08 Q113864458)"
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